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[ spring 2015 spring 2015 spring 2015 index [ new titles 5 [ backlist 48 photography 49 toiletpaper 62 fashion | lifestyle 64 contemporary art 67 alleged press 74 freedman | damiani 75 standard press | damiani 76 factory 77 urban art 78 music 80 architecture | design 82 collector's edition 84 collecting 93 [ contacts 95 [ distributors 96 2 [ new titles ] [ spring 2015 ] 3 new titles the drugstore camera dennis hopper The Drugstore Camera feels like a stumbled-upon treasure, a disposable camera you forgot about and only just remembered to develop. Yet in this case the photographer is Dennis Hopper and the photographs, remarkably, are never before published. Shot in Taos, New Mexico, where Hopper was based following the production of Easy Rider in the late 60s, the series was tak- en with disposable cameras and developed in drugstore photo labs. This clothbound collection documents Hopper’s friends and family among the ruins and open vistas of the desert land- scape, female nudes in shadowy interiors, road trips to and from his home state of Kansas and impromptu still lifes of discarded objects. These images, capturing iconic individuals, wide-open Western terrain and drug-addled fun, create a captivating view of the 60s and 70s that combines political idealism and opti- mism with California cool. Dennis Hopper(1936–2010) was born in Dodge City, Kansas. He first appeared on television in 1954, and quickly became a cult actor, known for films such asRebel Without a Cause (1955), Easy Rider (1969), The American Friend (1977), Apocalypse Now (1979), Blue Velvet (1986) and Hoosiers (1986). In 1988, he directed the critically acclaimed Colors. Hopper was also a prolific photographer, and published now classic portraits of celebrities such as Andy Warhol and Martin Luther King Jr. His works are housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. ] photography ============= Dennis Hopper The Drugstore Camera Introduction by Marin Hopper Edited and designed by Michael Shmelling 23,5 x 20,3 cm 9,25 x 8,5 inches Pgs. 96 ill. 60 Clothbound English Release date Spring 2015 Rights world Usd 45.00 Gbp 29.00 Eur 35.00 ISBN > 978-88-6208-403-1 6 [ new titles ] [ spring 2015 ] 7 joseph szabo: rolling stones fans joseph szabo "In 1978 as the school year drew to a close two of my high school students who had tickets to a Rolling Stones Concert ap- proached me and asked if I would like to go with them to the concert. After discussing it with my wife Nancy, who thought it was a good idea and promising photo opportunity, I was en- thusiastic to go for the experience. My students were delighted that I’d be joining them. Besides they needed me to drive us to Philadelphia from Long Island, New York. So off we went for whatever adventure might lay ahead. And I carefully packed my three 35mm cameras and plenty of b&w film to record the event. Recently, I was inspired to revisit the contact sheets from that one day and choose images that still spoke to me after so many years. Here are some of those photographs I took on June 17th at JFK Stadium surrounded by 90,000 Rolling Stones fans who were so open to my camera. One footnote... Bill and Chris, my two students, are still in touch and we are good friends to this day. I am forever grateful to them for our trip to that Rolling Stones Concert." Joseph Szabo is a teacher, photographer and author. He taught photography and art at Malverne High School on Long Island for 27 years and for over 20 years was on the faculty of the In- ternational Center of Photography in Manhattan. His 1978 book, Almost Grown, which featured many of his students as his sub- jects was acclaimed as one of the “Best Books of the Year” by the American Library Association. ] photography ============= Joseph Szabo Joseph Szabo: Rolling Stones Fans Designed by Phil Bicker 24,5 x 22,5 cm 9,75 x 9 inches Pgs. 128 ill. 100 Hardback English Release date Spring 2015 Rights world Usd 39.95 Gbp 25.00 Eur 29.00 ISBN > 978-88-6208-399-7 8 [ new titles ] [ spring 2015 ] 9 the ghosts of ellis island jr and art spiegelman The Unframed Ellis Island project is about bringing alive the memory of Ellis Island, the entry point to America for millions of immigrants. Coming from all over the world, leaving their belong- ings, their family and their past behind them, with the fear that they may be sent back to it, the presence of these people who have shaped the modern American identity can still be felt in the buildings, although abandoned for the past 70 years. This is the opportunity to interpret the stories of these people through art. Unframed is an ongoing project by JR, who uses images by famous or anonymous photographers and archival images. JR interprets them and takes them out of their context depending on the place, neighborhood or city he works in. In August 2014, JR was invited to work on the abandoned part of Ellis Island. This island, next to the Statue of Liberty, is very symbolic - the gateway to the United States for 12 million immigrants, from 1892 to 1954. On the south side of the island, the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital has been abandoned since 1954. JR revisited the archives of Ellis Island and created many installations in these buildings so full in stories. Art Spiegelman, the famous author of the graphic novel Maus, immigrated to the United States in 1951. He collaborates with JR on this book, illustrat- ing on photographs, visiting notable stories of immigrants that came through Ellis Island. ] contemporary art ============= JR and Art Spiegelman The Ghosts of Ellis Island 21,7 x 27 cm 8,5 x 10,6 inches Pgs. 112 ill. 90 Hardback English Release date Spring 2015 Rights world Usd 39.95 Gbp 25.00 Eur 29.00 ISBN > 978-88-6208-395-9 10 [ new titles ] [ spring 2015 ] 11 drawings and ephemera stephen sprouse Comprised of 1,500 separate pieces, including 600 original drawings, color Xeroxes, swatch references and inspiration ma- terials, Stephen Sprouse: Drawings and Ephemera encompasses the design work of Sprouse (1953–2004) from 1974 through the late 1980s, focusing the foundational period in which the de- signer effortlessly fused New York uptown glamour with the edgy vibe of the East Village. The works on paper included here reveal Sprouse’s unmistakable energy: his facile and powerful inked lines, his use of the Xerox machine to apply vivid gouache color and his often capitalized marginalia all reveal the vibrant, unstoppable personality of a design genius. Also evident here is the powerful influence of two of Sprouse’s most important muses, Jackie Onassis and Debbie Harry of Blondie, the latter of whom wore the off-the shoulder short dress in 1978 that served as Sprouse’s public debut (Harry also provides the introduction to this volume). Even in these two figures, the uptown/down- town, high-end/punk tensions that pervade Sprouse’s work is apparent. Though recognized even at the tender age of 14 as a design prodigy, Sprouse’s commercial success alternately soared and stalled throughout the 1980s, but his assuredness of vision and unique concepts have made legendary contribu- tions to the world of fashion. The intimacy of the sketches and designs collected here give the viewer a rare opportunity to draw closer to Stephen Sprouse and his frenetic career. Stephen Sprouse (1953–2004) launched his first collections in the early 1980s, at exclusive outlets such as Bergdorf Good- man, and to immediate critical acclaim. In the late 80s, Sprouse opened stores on Wooster St in New York and at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. He died of lung cancer at the age of 50. ] fashion | lifestyle ============= Stephen Sprouse Drawings and Ephemera Introduction by Deborah Harry Previously announced 21,5 x 28 cm 8,5 x 11 inches Pgs. 208 ill. 200 Hardback English Release date Spring 2015 Rights world Usd 50.00 Gbp 35.00 Eur 40.00 ISBN > 978-88-6208-370-6 12 [ new titles ] [ spring 2015 ] 13 surf site tin type joni sternbach Surf Site Tin Type is an homage to a sport, a way of life and to the people who practice it. Over the last decade, Joni Sternbach has created portraits in tintype of contemporary surfers that put the world of surfing in a completely new light. Stunning in their detail, these unique images evoke the romance of surfing and the strong individualism of the men and women who live to ride the waves. Working with a large format camera and using hand-poured tintype plates, Sternbach has profiled a fascinat- ing range of people on beaches around the world, from Malibu to Montauk to Byron Bay, Australia. While most photographers deal with the action of surfing, Surf Site Tin Type captures the surfers and the settings that are the true essence of the sport. Surf Site Tin Type features texts by noted photo critic and his- torian Lyle Rexer, April M. Watson, Curator of photography at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, champion surfer, writer, and filmmaker Chris Malloy and Johnny Abegg. Joni Sternbach was born in the Bronx, New York. She graduated from New York University/International Center of Photography with an M.A. in Photography in 1987. She was part of the adjunct faculty at New York University for over 20 years, and is currently a visiting artist at Cooper Union in NYC, a faculty member at ICP, The Center for Alternative Photography where she specializes in teaching wet plate collodion.

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